BRITTON ADVENTURES
FOR SALE
LONG TIME KIWI RIDER SUPPORTER
BRITTON ADVENTURES IS HANGING UP THE
NZ TOWEL AFTER 26 YEARS OF RUNNING
EVENTS HERE IN NZ. KR PUBLISHER VEGE
WAS THERE FOR MIKE BRITTON’S FIRST
FAR NORTH ADVENTURE RIDE – AND THERE
FOR THE LAST. CHECK OUT THE NEXT ISSUE
FOR OUR STORY ON THE EVENT. MIKE AND
ANGELA WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO
EVERYONE WHO HAS SUPPORTED THEM...
Ki Ora,
As you are no doubt aware we, Mike
and Angela, will no longer be organising
New Zealand based motorcycle events.
We would like to take this opportunity
to thank you for supporting Britton
Adventures – without you there would
have been no events. What started out
as a hobby in 1992 grew to become a
full-time business in 2004.
Our sponsors have been tremendous
and without their assistance our events
may not have happened. Yamaha Motor
New Zealand has been a solid supporter
for the last 16 years, providing us with
appropriate bikes, Yamalube products,
and support. Whites Powersports with
the brands they stock - Shoei, Fly Racing,
Leatt, Bark Busters, Shinko Tyres, RK
Chains, GYTR, and DriRider - have given
us great support right from the very
early days of our motorcycle event
business.
We have had a wonderful time over the
last 26 years setting up and running the
rides from Kaitaia to Invercargill, the
West Coast of the South Island to the
East Cape of the North. The business
has provided a fantastic lifestyle for us
and our three offspring while they were
growing up.
We, Mike in particular, have been lucky
to have seen so much of New Zealand
and call it work.
We have also been fortunate to have
had tremendous assistance with route
advice, ride set-up, and land access
from riders all over New Zealand – you
just can’t beat local knowledge. Many
customers have gone on to become
more than just acquaintances and
we have enjoyed (almost) all our time
organising the New Zealand events.
Mike counted 98 different badges from
weekend Adventure Rides and we didn’t
do badges for our approximately 50
Guided and other events, so we are
estimating around 150+ NZ events
during the 26 years! Whew, makes us
tired just thinking about it.
With Mike turning 60 in January we
decided it was time to hand the reins
over to someone else and focus on our
overseas tours. If you think that running
a motorcycle based lifestyle business
sounds like a bit of you, please get in
touch. Email mike@adventurerides.
co.nz Please don’t phone us as we are
overseas and not using roaming.
KIWI RIDER 15